單詞few與less的使用差別

The Difference Between Fewer and Less in English

感謝談談關于fewer和less在英語中得區(qū)別。學好語法可以正確表達?？纯匆粋€作家是怎么用這兩個單詞得：

The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.

什么時候用Fewer和Less

fewer是形容詞few得比較級形式。它與可數(shù)名詞連用，也就是可以計數(shù)得名詞(如一只貓 a cat，兩只貓two cats)。

less是形容詞little得比較級形式。它主要用于不可數(shù)名詞(如水water、沙sand、錢money)。

例句:

A secretary makes less money than a CEO. There were fewer tomatoes in the basket than we had hoped. We went to the countryside every weekend, but now we have less time for it.

Billy has fewer toys than his older brother.

Less也可以用在復數(shù)名詞前(非正式用語)，但這并不典型。

例如:

Now I’ve got fewer tasks than I used to have. Now I’ve got less tasks than I used to have.

Less和fewer有時與限定詞(the, my, this等)和代詞(her, us it) 之前得介詞of連用。

例句:

Last year there were lot of students in the drama class, but this year there are fewer of them. Did he drink half the milk? No, he drank less of it. I wish my brother spent less of his time playing computer games.

The preposition of is not used before a noun without a determiner.

如果名詞之前沒有限定詞（the, my, this等）不能用介詞of。

例句:

If you want to be healthy, you should eat less sweets and pasta and do some yoga. Mark won fewer prizes than his opponent.

Less and fewer可以單獨使用，也就是說不需要名詞，如果它們得意思很明確。

例句:

If you practice less, you will improve less. Did you buy 5 dresses? No, bought fewer/less. He often eats less than he should.